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Integrated Annual Report 2020-21 Addressing Environmental 60-146 147-300
Challenges for a Sustainable
World
nATURAL CAPITAL our sustainability framework
Addressing environmental Challenges for a

sustainable World

With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are strengthening our long-term resilience by undertaking Sustainability strategy Underpinned by our Oversight and E-enablement to digitally track
pioneering initiatives that contribute to a thriving world, communities and enterprise. We have aligned our and policies to guide corporate strategy: ultimate responsibility sustainability KPIs which is
sustainability goals with Responsible Care, CoRe and Un sDGs guidelines to ensure maximum impact. areas of intervention, Integrate undertaken by Safety, reviewed on an annual basis
support best practices sustainability across Health, Environment
our sustainability focus areas and drive encouraging business and Sustainability and
sustainability business change Maintain robust Risk Management
priorities systems and Committees. They

Carbon abatement: processes are updated on
Fuel change, renewable Growing shared values Focus on operational performance across
energy & carbon capture Long-term inclusive growth and relationship efficiencies and all internally defined
Circular economy: Waste with shareholders carbon abatement sustainability-related
material issues
management, recycle Enhancing portfolio of value-added, green and patented plans
and reuse products (i.e. Sodium Bicarbonate, Highly Dispersible Silica)
Biodiversity: Accelerated digital adoption and use of data analytics to enhance operational efficiency
Preserve natural Shifting from solvent-based to more sustainable water-based formulations Key sustainability initiatives undertaken in FY 2020-21 Managing waste sustainably
capital, conservation
and restoration of energy conservation UK
biodiversity Cement kiln is an environment-friendly place
India Founding member of the NetZero to dispose of waste where temperatures of
11,53,371 kWh of total power savings Northwest initiative that focusses on up to 2,000 degrees celsius destroys organic
Promoting low-carbon economy driven by implementation of IIoT, usage advanced use of Hydrogen and CO 2 and compounds while enabling safe recycling of
Carbon abatement study to reduce absolute carbon of LED lights and VFD conversion for HRT, Hydrogen storage inorganic compounds into clinker chemistry.
reduction and achieve net zero carbon HCT and slurry feed pump Installed efficient new boilers at the Implementation of co-processing technology
Energy management through energy audits, Undertaking IIoT implementation in Middlewich site producing the same makes it even more efficient by facilitating use of
improvement in operational efficiency and shift to other key areas steam output with 15% lower natural gas wastes as alternate fuels, which leads to reduction
consumption
renewable energy (Mambattu plant added solar Double effect evaporator in MUW3 in carbon emission. A Plastic feeding double
valve with a consumption capacity of 3 tonnes
power capacity) plant converted to quadruple effect Reduced carbon footprint at Lostock per day (TPD) of shredded plastic manually has
Initiating carbon capture and conversion to usable evaporator resulting into 14,976 MCal/hr site by replacing increased electricity been installed in the Mithapur Cement plant
generation from steam turbine with that
energy saving equivalent to 47,641 TPA
liquid form at TCE to produce carbon neutral CO 2 emission reduction from natural gas kiln which is enabling a 0.5 MT reduction in fuel
Sodium Bicarbonate consumption for every 1 MT of plastic processed.
UsA Integrated local counties sustainability
Achieved a total power reduction of agenda for all future projects (i.e.
450 kWh in C and D Boilers’ electrostatic renewable energy from hydropower
Minimising environment footprint precipitator (ESP) post implementing from the local weir, district heating from sustainability at Rallis
SBTi commitment findings of energy study, which indicated piping at the plant etc.), potentially
kickstarting the use of renewables
Conducted climate change risk assessment and waste mapping study potential to lower operating powers and Rallis is continuously working to improve its
comply with the boilers’ environmental long-term sustainability. It is implementing
Promoting smart agriculture
limits in its current Title V permit programmes and processes to improve its
Emphasis on continuous improvement in the recycle of water and waste environmental performance. In FY 2020-21,
materials Creating sustainable societies its total absolute emission was 69.26 million
Transitioning to clean fuels and technology and higher use of alternate Extensive tree planation drive across 500 acres tonnes CO e, fresh water withdrawal was 329.59
2
materials (i.e. plastic waste for cement) (target of 3 million tree plantation by 2030) megalitres, treated water discharged was 72.13
Continuous performance monitoring with air emissions monitoring systems ‘Prakriti’ Mitra-Sakhi Mandals megaliters and energy utilisation from renewable
and pilot concentrator Promoting species conservation and strengthening (solar) source was 3,464 Mwh.
Responsible Care and CORE certified operations (India) biodiversity: restoration and conservation of coral For more information, you can refer to pages
reefs (2,000 m area coverage)
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